Cesar Chavez Rhetorical Analysis

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In Cesar Chavez’ article on Martin Luther King, we see the constant use of personal pronouns and connections to America’s past history used by Chavez which contribute to the tone hope, change and patience.These rhetorical choices made by Chavez help the reader understand the tone to make the reader more invested and connected to his article to really get his point across and get discussions started. In the article, Cesar Chavez makes continuous references to historical events that happened either in America or other areas of the world. When speaking about his feelings on violent change he mentions Gandhi and Gandhi's teaching of nonviolence, peaceful protest and getting everyone involved in the cause. Because Gandhi is a well respected figure and leader to many people in the world,it made sense for Chavez to utilize the example of Gandhi and his boycotts in his article because it brings more respect to his argument on nonviolent protest because Ghandi was seen as a hero and a leader to many people,which makes sense because Chavez is advocating for the same thing. …show more content…
When Chavez references the fields of America, he’s acknowledging pieces of America’s history and past to bring back attention to the people who fought hard for justice and freedom.By acknowledging the past, Chavez is able to speak more about oppression people in America have had and he goes into discussing the leverage of nonviolence. Throughout the article, Chavez continues to reference history; this makes his argument and article stronger because it makes people think about the past and how we can choose if we repeat it or not. It also adds to Chavez’ tone of hope and patience by seeing the past as a way to learn for the